Disney Lists $330,000 Crisis PR Job After CEO Insults Striking Actors and Writers
Disney looks for PR help after Bob Iger, who earns $31 million a year, derided strikers as “not realistic.”
Ken Klippenstein
Ken Klippenstein is a D.C.-based investigative reporter who focuses on national security. He is also an avid Freedom of Information Act requester. Prior to joining The Intercept, he was The Nation’s D.C. correspondent.
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FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting
China and the U.S. are collecting the same proportion of their populations’ DNA profiles — and the FBI wants to double its budget to get even more.
NSA Orders Employees to Spy on the World “With Dignity and Respect”
A digital rights advocate said, “This is like the CIA putting out a statement saying that going forward they’ll only waterboard people with dignity and respect.”
UFO Whistleblower Kept Security Clearance After Psychiatric Detention
The star witness of Congress’s UFO hearings, David Grusch, retained his clearance despite alleged substance abuse issues, FOIA documents reveal.
Google Searches for “Gerontocracy” Skyrocket After McConnell Episode
A day after Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, froze during a press conference, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, was coached to “just say ‘aye’” during a vote.
As Actors Strike for AI Protections, Netflix Lists $900,000 AI Job
Rob Delaney said, “My melodious voice? My broad shoulders and dancer’s undulating buttocks? I decide how those are used!”
Making a Killing
Saudi Arabia’s Huge U.S. Investments Lose Money — but Buy Influence
Following Saudi Arabia’s purchase of the PGA Tour, a new Senate report revealed the dictatorship’s ballooning share of the American economy.
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers "Threat Actors"
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
After Overturning Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS Treats Itself to Sprawling Security Detail
After the Dobbs decision leaked, the Supreme Court more than doubled its protective detail, despite no evidence of a heightened threat.
Pentagon’s Secret Service Trawls Social Media for Mean Tweets About Generals
A document shows the Protective Services Battalion uses sophisticated surveillance tools that can pinpoint anyone’s location.